--- title: "Dementia Community Support, Advice, and Information Service" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06b9fa" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06b9fa" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06b9fa.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06b9fa.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "BOROUGH COUNCIL OF CALDERDALE" published: "2026-06-22" --- # Dementia Community Support, Advice, and Information Service Buyer: BOROUGH COUNCIL OF CALDERDALE Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06b9fa [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06b9fa) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06b9fa.json) ## Summary The Borough Council of Calderdale is currently in the tender stage for procuring a Dementia Community Support, Advice, and Information Service, focusing on the prevention of and living well with dementia. The tender falls under the industry category of social work and related services and will be delivered in Halifax, United Kingdom, within the UKE44 region. Key dates include a bidders event on 29th June 2026 and a submission deadline of 21st July 2026. The contract is expected to commence on 1st April 2027 and will last for three years, with potential extensions up to 2032. The procurement method is an open procedure, with all submissions to be made through YORtender. This procurement presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in social care services, particularly those able to deliver consistent and uniform services across a broad geographic area. Suitable candidates will be well-versed in supporting individuals and families through the entirety of a dementia diagnosis and will possess a strong emphasis on community-based health and wellbeing initiatives. The opportunity is particularly targeted at small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community, and social enterprises capable of ensuring high-quality service delivery, as the award criteria give a 70% weighting to quality and 30% to price. The potential for a long-term contract, with options for extension, provides a substantial chance for business growth through stable, predictable engagements. ## Notice The Borough Council of Calderdale ("the Council") is commissioning a Dementia Community Support, Advice, and Information Service, which will focus on the prevention of, and living well with, dementia. The Service is designed to provide community advice regarding prevention, and support, advice and information to Individuals with a diagnosis of dementia, their family and Carers, from diagnosis to end of life. The Service supports The Care Act 2014 prevention agenda, as well as having a strong emphasis on supporting people to live happy, healthy and active lives in their own communities, maximising independence, promoting health and wellbeing and providing support to remain safe in their own homes and communities for as long as possible. It is anticipated that the Service contract will commence on the 1st April 2027 for a period of three (3) years (to 31st March 2030) with an option to extend for a period or periods of up to 24 months (up to 31st March 2032). This tender is for the procurement of a single award contract. Preliminary Market Engagement was not conducted for Dementia Community Support, Advice and Information as there are set requirements for the Service that are not negotiable. The contract will be a single award contract to the successful provider and an open procedure will be used for the tender. There is no opportunity to consider award in Lots as service delivery needs to be consistent and uniform across the whole borough of Calderdale. A Bidders Event will be held on Monday 29th June 2026 at 10.30am. ### Lot Information Lot 1 Renewal: Option to extend for a period or periods of up to 24 months. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058451-2026 | | Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 22 Jun 2026 | | Submission deadline | 21 Jul 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2027 - 31 Mar 2030 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £1,050,115 | | Lots value | £1,050,115 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | BOROUGH COUNCIL OF CALDERDALE | | Locality | HALIFAX | | Post town | Halifax | | Postcode | HX1 1UJ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | | ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire | | ITL 3 | TLE44 Calderdale and Kirklees | | Local authority | Calderdale | | Electoral ward | Town | | Westminster constituency | Halifax | | Delivery location | TLE44 Calderdale and Kirklees | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85300000 - Social work and related services ## Release History - 22 Jun 2026 at 11:10 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058451-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058451-2026 22nd June 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender - https://yortender.eu-supply.com 2.2 All submissions must be made via the Council's e-tendering system, YORtender, available at the web address: https://yortender.eu-supply.com through which all communications in respect of this procurement are required to be conducted. ## Notice URLs - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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